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Widespread and fairly frequent throughout the UK becoming Rare in the North. Habitat includes: places with slow-moving fresh water e.g. margins of ponds, lakes, rivers, streams, canals, ditches, dykes, marshes, swamps etc. Flowers: June to August. Perennial. Other names include: Common Water Plantain, European Water-plantain, Mad Dog-weed. Height: Up to 1 m.